以下三點是歐巴馬競選總統時，所提出的主要教育政見，能否化成具體且可執行的政策，就看新任的教育部長怎麼去落實了（內容詳見其競選網站）。 [@more@]其中最應注意是第一項，即對布希時代實施的NCLB法案進行改革。
Barack Obama will reform No Child Left Behind:
Obama and Biden believe teachers should not be forced to spend the academic year preparing students to fill in bubbles on standardized tests and he will improve the assessments used to track student progress to measure readiness for college.
將改革NCLB（不讓每一個孩子落後）法案，不該強迫教師花一整學年的時間在準備學生的標準化測驗上面，現有的評量方式要改進，且用來追蹤學生的進步情形以量測上大學的準備度。
Invest in early childhood education:
The Obama-Biden comprehensive “Zero to Five” plan will provide critical support to young children and their parents. And they will help states move toward voluntary, universal pre-school.
全面的「零到五歲」計畫將提供年幼的孩子與家長重要的援助。幫助各州建立義務的、全面性的學前學校。
Make college affordable to all Americans:
Obama and Biden will create a new American Opportunity Tax Credit worth $4,000 in exchange for community service. It will cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the average public college or university and make community college tuition completely free for most students.
將創建一個新的美國機會信用稅收（4000美元），以換取社區服務。它將涵蓋了大約三分之二的費用，學費平均在公立學院或大學，使大多數學生享有完全免費的社區學院學費。